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Australian Labor Party
The Australian Labor Party is Australia's oldest political party. It was formed in the 1890s and was represented in the first Federal Parliament elected in 1901. The ALP is the only party to have survived since that time.
The party has experienced 3 traumatic splits (1917, 1931 and 1955) which debilitated it and kept it out of office for many years. In the past 100 years, the ALP has governed at the Federal level for only 33 years. Thirteen of those years were between 1983 and 1996 under Bob Hawke and Paul Keating.
Rudd Labor Government
CLICK HERE for a chronology of the Rudd Labor Government elected on November 24, 2007.
Party Organisation & History
ALP Philosophy & Values
ALP Policies
ALP policies are determined at State and National Conferences. The National Conference, now held once every parliamentary term, is the supreme policy-making body of the party. Its decisions are theoretically binding on the elected ALP members of parliament.
Personnel
ALP Official Web Sites
Reports and News
2007
2006
2005
2004
- Dec 09: $41.9 Million Paid In Election Funding; Hanson Gets $200,000
- Dec 07: Press Gallery Tradition Of Levity And Satire Fading: Latham
- Nov 10: Interest Rates Fear Cost Labor Election: Gartrell - audio
- Oct 30: Latham: Positive Approach Failed Labor
- Oct 03: On Polling Day, Trust Only Your Judgement (Sunday Age, Vic)
- Oct 03: Mr Howard's Team Deserves A Fourth Term (Sunday Telegraph, NSW)
- Oct 03: The Fight For Our Future (Sunday Herald-Sun, Vic)
- Oct 03: Now Is Not The Time To Change (Sunday Mail, SA)
- Sep 29: Text and Audio of Mark Latham's Official Campaign Launch Speech
- Sep 29: Text And Audio Of Peter Beattie's Speech At The ALP Campaign Launch In Brisbane
- Sep 29: Soundtrack of a film shown at the ALP Campaign Launch about Mark Latham
- Sep 29: Janine Lacy, wife of Mark Latham, addresses the ALP Campaign Launch
- Sep 29: Queensland Premier Peter Beattie opens the ALP Campaign Launch in Brisbane
- Sep 28: Anglican And Catholic Archbishops Attack ALP's Schools Policy
- Aug 29: Listen to Latham's Remarks Following the Election Date Announcement
- Aug 29: Ladder Of Opportunity: Latham Responds To Election Announcement
- Apr 20: A Big Country: Latham On Australia's National Identity
- Apr 07: Labor And The World: Foreign Policy Speech By Mark Latham
- Mar 31: Latham Announces Baby Care Payment Policy
- Mar 24: Latham Should Reconsider Iraq Stand: Howard
- Feb 18: Work, Family & Community: Latham Press Club Address - Audio
- Feb 12: Latham's Impact Felt As Howard Changes Course On Politicians' Superannuation
- Feb 12: Howard Announces Changes To Parliamentary Superannuation
- Feb 12: Beattie Names Third Term Ministry
- Feb 10: Today's Question Time And The FTA - Audio
- Feb 10: Latham Announces Policy To Restrict Parliamentary Superannuation - Audio
- Feb 09: Beattie Says Free Trade Deal Is Betrayal Of Sugar Industry
- Feb 09: ALP Attacks Government For Selling Out Australian Farmers
- Feb 09: Our Farmers Have Been Dudded: Latham - Audio
- Jan 31: Latham Announces Early Childhood Policy, Complete With Personal Reminiscences
- Jan 29: Howard: 'I'm Not Rattled' - Audio
- Jan 29: Opportunity For All: Mark Latham's Address To The ALP National Conference - Audio
- Jan 29: 'Eight Years Of Howard Is Enough': Carmen Lawrence Opens ALP Conference
- Jan 24: Howard Attacks Latham As 'Weak' On Border Protection
- Jan 23: Latham Announces Labor's Border Protection Policy
2003
2002
2001
2000
1999
1996
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